Akkadian

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Root
m-n-n
1 term

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *mann- (what). Cognate with Arabic مَنْ (man) and Biblical Hebrew מִי (mi).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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mannum (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (interrogative) who?
  2. (indefinite) whoever, anyone, someone, one
  3. (Neo-Assyrian) each, every (single) person

Alternative forms

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Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒇽 (LU₂) (Neo-Assyrian)

References

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  • “mannu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “mannu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Latin

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Noun

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mannum

  1. accusative singular of mannus

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mannum

  1. dative plural of mann

Old High German

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Noun

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mannum

  1. dative plural of mann